1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–1 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll. The team won victories over Texas Tech (21–6), Kansas (56–0), Cincinnati (20–0), Oklahoma State (20–18), Baylor (17–0), and No. 10-ranked Arkansas (14–13), and lost only to Detroit (14–20).[1]

1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1946 record9–1 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0
Wichita 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Saint Louis 1 –1 –04 –6 –0
Oklahoma A&M 1 –1 –03 –7 –1
Drake 0 –4 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Wichita
W 33–13[2]
September 28New Mexico A&M*
W 52–0
October 5at Drake
W 48–13
October 12Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–615,000
October 18at DetroitNo. 20
L 14–2020,200[3]
October 26Kansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 56–0
November 2Cincinnati*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–0
November 9Oklahoma A&M
W 20–18
November 16Baylor*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–0
November 28No. 10 Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season
Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
534Nelson GreeneTackleNew York Giants
12102Jerry D'ArcyCenterPhiladelphia Eagles
12104Hardy BrownLinebackerNew York Giants
13112Harden CooperTackleChicago Cardinals
23212Joe HaynesCenterPhiladelphia Eagles

References
  1. "1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. "Tulsa Thrashes Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1946. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. W. W. Edgar (October 19, 1946). "Titan TD in Last 90 Seconds Upsets Tulsa, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 12.
  4. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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